VAN NESS Peter (ed.) <br/><br/>
Debating human rights:  critical essays from the United States and Asia 

 - London:  Routledge,  1999 
 - 291p. 
<br/><br/> Counters the often stated and over emphasised distinction between human rights in Western and Asian schools of thought. This book is a collection of papers by scholars from Asia and the West with particular emphasis on conditions in China, Taiwan and Japan. Also considers the universality of human rights and the role of international relations and international law. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415185076 (pbk.):  18.99 UK 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ASIAN VALUES<br/>HUMAN RIGHTS<br/>INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS<br/>WESTERN VALUES